Culture, Education & Health, Housing, Industrial & Logistics, Net Zero, Planning, Technical, Transport & Infrastructure

14 January 2025

Expert Panels 2024 Summaries

As we kick off 2025 Expert Panels, panel chairs share summaries, recommendations, reflections and key findings from across the 2024 meetings, visits and debates.

Net Zero

14 January 2025

Working towards Net Zero

Head of Sustainability Georgia Laganakou reviews her time on the NLA’s Net Zero Expert Panel and assesses the challenges still facing the industry today.

Education & Health

14 January 2025

We all need to design for health

Hawkins\Brown partner Ewan Graham suggests that prioritising well-being in building design can reduce strain on the NHS and promote a healthier, more resilient society.

14 January 2025

Five Minutes With... Zoë Glander

David Taylor meets Environmental & Sustainability Manager at Overbury & Morgan Lovell, Zoë Glander, to talk through how Cat B fit-outs can contribute to the drive towards net zero

Technical

14 January 2025

Shaping Safer Buildings: New Era of compliance under the BSA post Grenfell

Karen Bennett Jones, Safety Director at Ryder, highlights the Grenfell fire's legacy, industry failings, and the urgent need for compliance and cultural change under new regulations.

14 January 2025

NLA's Big Quiz returns on 27 February

NLA’s Big Quiz returns for 2025! Get your thinking caps on and test your knowledge of London’s history and current affairs as we raise money for NSPCC at The London Centre.

Net Zero

08 January 2025

Decoding the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard: Where do we start?

​​Richard Dudzicki, Director at RDA Architecture & Interiors, highlights the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard's potential through collaboration and sustainability.

07 January 2025

Five minutes with... Tajal Rutherford-Bhatt

David Taylor meets TP Bennett’s Principal Director Tajal Rutherford-Bhatt to talk about the ever more recognised links between wellbeing and workplace happiness.

Housing

06 January 2025

Can housing in UK cities become genuinely affordable?

Greg Clark, Senior Advisor at NLA, highlights the housing challenges in UK cities, emphasising systemic failures, collaborative solutions, and transformational opportunities.

NextGen

12 December 2024

NextGen 2024: Our year's wrap-up

2024 has been a huge success for NLA NextGen. From networking events to our June conference, our committee has a lot to share from this year's experience.

Housing

03 December 2024

Location, location, location: the ultimate amenity

Damien Sharkey, Managing Director of HUB presents Build to Rent as a solution both to the creation of new homes, and to stimulating urban regeneration across cities like London.

Diverse Leaders

03 December 2024

Diverse Leaders Networking: for people that create safe and welcoming spaces in our city and in our workplaces

NLA Head of Learning, Grace Simmonds reflects on the recent Diverse Leaders networking event hosted at The London Centre where we heard updates on the Diverse Leaders Pledge.